AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 4 | F AST T RACK TO M ATH M ECHANICS • 75

THE CAMBRIDGE GAME PLAN

STEP 1—PREVIEW THE QUESTION

”‡˜‹‡™‹‰ –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘ ‡ƒ• ƒ Ž‘– ‘ˆ –Š‹‰•ǡ „—– ‹– •Š‘—Ž† ƒŽŽ „‡ ˆƒ‹Ž‹ƒ” ƒ† ƒ—–‘ƒ–‹…ƒˆ–‡” ƒ Ž‹––Ž‡ ’”ƒ…–‹…‡Ǥ ‡ǯŽŽ ‰‘ –Š”‘—‰Š ‡ƒ…Š ’‘‹– ‹ ‘”‡ detail, but for now here’s a summary: • ‘–‡ –Š‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–› Ž‡˜‡Ž ‘ˆ ‡ƒ…Š ‹–‡ ƒ† –ƒ‹Ž‘” ›‘—” •‘Ž—–‹‘ ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡Ž›Ǥ • ‡ƒ† –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘ •–‡…ƒ”‡ˆ—ŽŽ›Ǥ • †‡–‹ˆ› ™Šƒ– ‹• „‡‹‰ ƒ•‡†ǡ ‘”‰ƒ‹œ‡ –Š‡ ‰‹˜‡ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ƒ† †”ƒ™ ƒ ϐ‹‰—”‡ ‹ˆ ‡‡†‡†Ǥ • ‡–‡”‹‡ ™Š‡–Š‡” ƒ…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‘” ™‹ŽŽ „‡ —•‡ˆ—ŽǤ Š‡ —Ž–‹’Ž‡Ǧ…Š‘‹…‡ ‹–‡• ƒ”‡ ƒ””ƒ‰‡† ƒ……‘”†‹‰ –‘ ‹…”‡ƒ•‹‰ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–›Ǥ As you begin each math section, create three subsections: draw lines after ’”‘„Ž‡• ʹͲ ƒ† ͶͲǡ „‡–™‡‡ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– –Š‹”†ǡ •‡…‘† –Š‹”†ǡ ƒ† Žƒ•– –Š‹”† ‘ˆ –Š‡ —Ž–‹’Ž‡Ǧ…Š‘‹…‡ ‹–‡•Ǥ Š‡•‡ Ž‹‡• ™‹ŽŽ ”‡‹† ›‘— –‘ –ƒ‹Ž‘” •‘Ž—–‹‘• –‘ ‡ƒ…Š ‹–‡ǯ• †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–› Ž‡˜‡Ž ƒ• ›‘— ‘˜‡ –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‡ •‡…–‹‘Ǥ ƒ•› ’”‘„Ž‡• ƒ”‡ ‡ƒ•› „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Š‡› Šƒ˜‡ ‡ƒ•› •‘Ž—–‹‘•Ǥ ‡‡’ ‹– •‹’Ž‡ ™Š‡ ™‘”‹‰ ‘ —Ž–‹’Ž‡Ǧ…Š‘‹…‡ ‹–‡• ‹ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– –Š‹”† ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡…–‹‘Ǥ ˆ ƒ •‘Ž—–‹‘ •‡‡• –‘‘ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–ǡ ›‘—ǯ˜‡ ’”‘„ƒ„Ž› –ƒ‡ –Š‡ ™”‘‰ ƒ’’”‘ƒ…ŠǤ ƒ”† ’”‘„Ž‡• ƒ”‡ Šƒ”† ’”‘„Ž‡• „‡…ƒ—•‡ ƒ Ž‘™ ’‡”…‡–ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ –‡•–Ǧ–ƒ‡”• ƒ•™‡” –Š‡…‘””‡…–Ž›Ǥ Š‹• ‹• ‘„˜‹‘—•ǡ „—– ™Šƒ– ƒ‡• ƒ ’”‘„Ž‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ‹• ‘– •‘ ‘„˜‹‘—•Ǥ Š‡…ƒ ƒ‡ ƒ ‹–‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ‘– ‘Ž› „› –‡•–‹‰ …ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‹‰ ƒ–Š…‘…‡’–• „—– ƒŽ•‘ „› ‹…Ž—†‹‰ ‘‡ ‘” ‘”‡ ƒ––”ƒ…–‹˜‡ †‹•–”ƒ…–‘”• ‹ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡•Ǥ  ƒ––”ƒ…–‹˜‡ †‹•–”ƒ…–‘” ‹• ƒ ™”‘‰ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡ –Šƒ–…”‹‡• ‘—– Dz ‹… ‡ǡ ’‹… ‡Ǩdz ‡–ǯ• Ž‘‘ ƒ– ƒ ‡šƒ’Ž‡ ’”‘„Ž‡ –Šƒ–…‘—Ž† ƒ’’‡ƒ” –‘™ƒ”† –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‡•–Ǥ

DIVIDE AND CONQUER

PACING TIP Draw lines after questions 20 ƒ† ͶͲ ‹ ›‘—” –‡•– „‘‘Ž‡–Ǥ You should be at about ‹—–‡ ͳ͵ ™Š‡ ›‘— ϐ‹‹•Š “—‡•–‹‘ ʹͲ ƒ† ƒ– ‹—–‡ ͵͵ ™Š‡ ›‘— ϐ‹‹•Š “—‡•–‹‘ ͶͲǤ Make sure to draw these lines in your test booklet and not ›‘—” ƒ•™‡” •Š‡‡–Ǥ